Need help picking my next kit

[SteveW1]

@Discomatt - something like this? https://www.dhgate.com/store/produc...ecinfo=8,103,1#cpspd-1-5|null:103:r1198503761

 

[MiscoDatt]

@Discomatt - something like this? https://www.dhgate.com/store/produc...ecinfo=8,103,1#cpspd-1-5|null:103:r1198503761

Hi. Questions are all good.
The billet box is made in the USA. It retails for around £300. It’s not the easiest thing to get hold of. For a long time you could only buy from America for a short window on a Saturday making it rare and exclusive. Now there are a few places in the uk and Europe you can buy it from making it a little more accessible. Stocks are limited and with a £300 price tag it’s not for everyone.
Chinese company SXK are basically cloners of all vape gear and they produced a clone of the billet box. We refer to it as the sxk billet.
It is almost identical to the original in weight and dimension and performs pretty much the same way. It’s is credit card sized and just under 15mm thick.

The box itself is just the mod which holds the battery, chipset for adjusting watts and temperature and the atomiser tank.

The atomiser tank (boro) sits in the box so it’s stays protected and doesn’t stick out.

If you look at the picture you will see an original billet on the left. A pico 75w with an atomiser on top and an sxk billet on the right.
The little white box is the boro and you can see the atomiser inside(bridge). It’s basically the same thing as the tank on my pico but designed to go inside rather than be on top of a mod. You should get around 4ml in there roughly.

So the one you are looking at is just an sxk and not a copy of a £140 version. Sxk prices in the uk are a lot higher than buying direct from China.

You can use any juice you like as long as it matches the type of atomiser you put in the billet box. Some are rebuildables and some take stock coils.

Sounds complicated and I guess because it looks so different it is a little off putting.

I think the reason it was mentioned was because it pretty much ticks all your boxes and it’s tough as old boots.

If you’d prefer to stick with a more traditional style like my pico then you could do far worse than go with something similar to what I have there.
You can still get the pico from fasttech for less than £20 and it is a very well loved mtl mod because of its size, durability and simplicity.

For rebuildable atomisers the world is your oyster but if you’d prefer to stick with coils you screw in and let go then there are some decent tanks you could choose also.

I’m pretty new to billet boxes myself and am no expert. The other guys here have years of experience with them but for versatility, pocketability and toughness I’ve not found better.

 

[SteveW1]

Thank you, I'm pretty much sold. That answers pretty much what I needed to know before I jump in with both feet. So, the coils and bridge are both fairly easy to source then I think is what you're saying. it looks as though you could get 2 boro's and have one with you as a spare, although i'm unsure if its designed that way, i'm guessing as well any site I buy the unit from will be able to help me with the bridge and atomiser.
I just found this at a UK site and well just get it from there since its not that much different in cost https://www.naturevape.co.uk/billet-box-v4-style-70w-by-sxk
I cant see any reason not to. Anyway, if you think of anything else you think I should know then please tell me, failing that, thank you very much for all you assistance and guidance.

 

[MiscoDatt]

Thank you, I'm pretty much sold. That answers pretty much what I needed to know before I jump in with both feet. So, the coils and bridge are both fairly easy to source then I think is what you're saying. it looks as though you could get 2 boro's and have one with you as a spare, although i'm unsure if its designed that way, i'm guessing as well any site I buy the unit from will be able to help me with the bridge and atomiser.
I just found this at a UK site and well just get it from there since its not that much different in cost https://www.naturevape.co.uk/billet-box-v4-style-70w-by-sxk
I cant see any reason not to. Anyway, if you think of anything else you think I should know then please tell me, failing that, thank you very much for all you assistance and guidance.

I’d recommend watching as many vids about it on YouTube as you can. Get as much info before you buy from the billet section here and elsewhere online. You’ll only be able to use billet specific stuff for it so choose wisely.
Naturevape are an excellent site with very good CS.

If you’re into building your own coils then starting off with the vapeshell would be my recommendation.
If you’re only interested in stock coils then I guess the comfort bridge for the nautilus coils would be a decent starting point.

Last thing I’d say is the billet does need a little more work than basic mods and tanks. It doesn’t come with airflow controls built in and often you’ll have to buy add ons to get the types of vape you want. Bare this in mind before you buy as the cost can mount up. It’s not a device you use straight out of the box.